Joaquin Castro: “I come from the State, Texas, that has the highest percentage of people who have absolutely no healthcare coverage, who…”

“I come from the State, Texas, that has the highest percentage of people who have absolutely no healthcare coverage, who use the emergency room as their health provider, and who also have serious health challenges. For Texans, if this bill passes, it means that the following things will no longer be in their insurance policy or they will be charged jacked-up fees for them: outpatient care; emergency room trips; in- hospital care; pregnancy, maternity, and newborn care; mental health and substance abuse disorder services; prescription drugs; rehabilitative services and habilitative services; lab tests; preventative services; and pediatric services. It should also be noted that, with this bill, about 660,000 Texans would lose their healthcare coverage. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Perlmutter).”